re-create vs simulate

re-create and simulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
re-create	No	No	Yes	No
simulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, simulate is a hyponym of re-create; that is, simulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than re-create:

re-create (verb)	simulate (verb)
form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind	make a pretence of
produce or make another of	create a representation or simulation of
make a replica of	reproduce someone's behavior or looks